ugh, yeah, we spent OVER 3 HOURS reading 2 books.
yes, one book was a long compared to normal, it was 16 pages but the other one was only 8. so 24 pages in total over 180 minutes. i should count the words, but it doesn't really matter as many of them were repeated OVER & OVER but that didn't matter it was still like seeing for the first f-ing time.
the 2nd book was all about "ch", damn the f-ing "ch". i'm sure i said "ch" at least 100 times tonight. i don't think i ever want to use "ch" for the rest of my life, i've used up my share thank you very much.
everytime we came across it, Z was lost so i would say "ch" but for some reason whenever he tried to say it came out "cra" - which is abso-f'ing-lutely nothing like "ch". & if he was older i would have thought he was doing it for the pure torture he was putting me through but i could tell he really was trying. so in the end all i could do was laugh, tequila would have gotten me to that point a lot sooner.
in other news: i received a call from Z's teacher that he passed his reading test YEAH! (especially after the horrific evening we had) but i don't know wtf the test was about, so there's that....i mean is it a placement test or what?
then in the afternoon i got a call from his school, tomorrow he starts in the new class. i'll go with him in the morning to meet the new teacher & do what i can to get him situated. i really hope this works out for him. i assured him when i put him to bed that this wasn't punishment & that he hadn't done anything wrong, that he was going to a new class so he could learn more. he already knows the teacher & says she's mean = GOOD that's what we're looking for!
we also went to the counselor again this afternoon, Z was hesitant to talk. she asked about the add video & how we felt about it. i told her although we felt we saw a lot of certain traits we all (as in B, Z & I) had we weren't really sure that Z has add. i do think B & I have certain characteristics that fit but i think we've learned to manage them, so Z probably has that potential & he just needs help to keep himself in line. so we'll watch him, guide him & do what we can before we make a final call. then we played a game that was about learning how to accept things you don't like (ie rewarding a + attitude).
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
is it hot or is it just me?
the other day when i was driving home from work i felt hot although i knew it wasn't really THAT hot. i look at my temp gauge & it says 83. really, 83 is super cool in the desert, but yeah, i'm hot.
so then i look at the fan temp, it's all the way to blue, no red so the air coming in isn't heated. but dang, if i'm not super hot.
look back at the temp gauge, maybe it changed to like 120 in the 20 seconds that passed but no, still 83.
wtf? why am i so fricken hot?
by the time i'm almost home i look down & discover i had turned the seat warmer on that morning & forgot to turn it off so i was being cooked 'a la vw'.
stupid car, the seat warmer shouldn't work unless it's under 60 degrees out!
so then i look at the fan temp, it's all the way to blue, no red so the air coming in isn't heated. but dang, if i'm not super hot.
look back at the temp gauge, maybe it changed to like 120 in the 20 seconds that passed but no, still 83.
wtf? why am i so fricken hot?
by the time i'm almost home i look down & discover i had turned the seat warmer on that morning & forgot to turn it off so i was being cooked 'a la vw'.
stupid car, the seat warmer shouldn't work unless it's under 60 degrees out!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
the story about my mother, her dogs & chicken
so i had a tirade the other night when i walked into the dining room & found Z throwing his dinner on the floor to feed Lady. although we've had many a talk about not feeding her from the table, any food given to her goes into her bowl (not on the dingy, spotted carpet) & that table scraps aren't really the best thing for her to eat. he didn't know that i've got an argument from 20 years ago behind me, so when i stumbled upon the situation i couldn't stop my mouth from all the crap the fell out of it.
so here's the story:
one night my mom & i were having dinner (i was probably in my early teen years), just the 2 of us & her 3 dogs. my parents separated when i was 5, i have no siblings, my parents never remarried or had other children so i don't have any steps or halves, just me, i'm the only person that carries their combined dna.
anyways, yes, dinner, mom, me, dogs that she loves like children. as we ate our chicken & whatever else it was for dinner, she would give the begging mass of hair with mouths a bite of chicken. then when silly, hungry (& obviously completely stupid) me wanted to EAT MY dinner all hell broke loose because i refused to share....my chicken...that i wanted to eat....with the dogs.
i remember her saying she was completely appalled at how selfish i was because i didn't want to share my food with the dogs (never mind the f-ing bowl of dog food that's always there & full, that had absolutely nothing to do with it!).
so yeah, i have a thing about feeding dogs people food. call me a weirdo, but i think the people should get dibs.
& in case you're wondering, my mom still has dogs & now she buys them their own chicken. I'M NOT KIDDING - whenever you go to her house there is a tray a baked chicken breasts in the fridge for her dogs. they eat better (& healthier) than a lot of people
so here's the story:
one night my mom & i were having dinner (i was probably in my early teen years), just the 2 of us & her 3 dogs. my parents separated when i was 5, i have no siblings, my parents never remarried or had other children so i don't have any steps or halves, just me, i'm the only person that carries their combined dna.
anyways, yes, dinner, mom, me, dogs that she loves like children. as we ate our chicken & whatever else it was for dinner, she would give the begging mass of hair with mouths a bite of chicken. then when silly, hungry (& obviously completely stupid) me wanted to EAT MY dinner all hell broke loose because i refused to share....my chicken...that i wanted to eat....with the dogs.
i remember her saying she was completely appalled at how selfish i was because i didn't want to share my food with the dogs (never mind the f-ing bowl of dog food that's always there & full, that had absolutely nothing to do with it!).
so yeah, i have a thing about feeding dogs people food. call me a weirdo, but i think the people should get dibs.
& in case you're wondering, my mom still has dogs & now she buys them their own chicken. I'M NOT KIDDING - whenever you go to her house there is a tray a baked chicken breasts in the fridge for her dogs. they eat better (& healthier) than a lot of people
Monday, October 20, 2008
the ol' switcheroo
got an e-mail this morning from one of Z's buddy's momma...they decided J wasn't ready for 1st grade & they're changing schools. so what does that mean in our world?
it means the principal can no longer say Z can't change classes because there isn't an opening. so B went in this morning but the secretaries weren't there & principal said he can't do anything until secretaries tell him there's a spot. thems some powerful secretaries don't-cha think, principal can't do nothin without 'em.
i'm also a little sad though, this means 1 of Z's bestest buddies won't be on the playground at recess anymore. now he's only left w/L whom he occasionally punches in the stomach or eye...whatever...if you can't punch a friend every once in a while who can you punch?
it means the principal can no longer say Z can't change classes because there isn't an opening. so B went in this morning but the secretaries weren't there & principal said he can't do anything until secretaries tell him there's a spot. thems some powerful secretaries don't-cha think, principal can't do nothin without 'em.
i'm also a little sad though, this means 1 of Z's bestest buddies won't be on the playground at recess anymore. now he's only left w/L whom he occasionally punches in the stomach or eye...whatever...if you can't punch a friend every once in a while who can you punch?
Friday, October 17, 2008
add video
this morning i took Z to school then went in to talk with the principal. as i waited for him i spoke with the school counselor. he told me Z had changed...for the better; that he was a completely different person, friendly, happy & outgoing.
then i went in to talk with the principal. i told him we had met with an outside counselor, that we were going in the afternoon to watch a video on add to see if that was a possibility, but the real reason i was there was that the counselor agreed that Z would do better in a class with more structure. Z has issues with control, if the teacher can't control the kids Z feels it's his responsibility to kick ass & maintain order among the ranks. he also needs a lot of attn, to keep him focused, if other kids are messing around he wants to go get in the middle of it too.
the principal asked if i had spoken with teacher yet (i had not & explained this was my 1st opportunity to come to school). so then he says "well let's set up a meeting then & get everyone together" right then & there. (wow, receptive? oh, & he turned down the class switch thing saying there weren't any spots available) so the school counselor comes in, the teacher comes in & we all sit down & i'm on the spot (certainly NOT my favorite place to be), but this is for Z so i ramble my little head off like nobody's business.
the teacher & school counselor said they had seen a marked improvement in Z in the past few weeks. the teacher defended herself a bit about how she does have a schedule because she didn't get that i meant 'control of the class' when i said "structure". anyways, we were all pleased Z is going in the right direction & will meet again in 2 weeks. afterwards the front desk lady told me the principal told her to let him know if a spot opened in another class for Z, so he is taking it into consideration.
then in the afternoon B & I went to watch the add video. do i think Z has add? yes. i also think i have it, B has it, many people in my family have it & some of Z's classmates have it...GEEZ! this doesn't really do the video justice, but it's a link to the different types of add.
then i went in to talk with the principal. i told him we had met with an outside counselor, that we were going in the afternoon to watch a video on add to see if that was a possibility, but the real reason i was there was that the counselor agreed that Z would do better in a class with more structure. Z has issues with control, if the teacher can't control the kids Z feels it's his responsibility to kick ass & maintain order among the ranks. he also needs a lot of attn, to keep him focused, if other kids are messing around he wants to go get in the middle of it too.
the principal asked if i had spoken with teacher yet (i had not & explained this was my 1st opportunity to come to school). so then he says "well let's set up a meeting then & get everyone together" right then & there. (wow, receptive? oh, & he turned down the class switch thing saying there weren't any spots available) so the school counselor comes in, the teacher comes in & we all sit down & i'm on the spot (certainly NOT my favorite place to be), but this is for Z so i ramble my little head off like nobody's business.
the teacher & school counselor said they had seen a marked improvement in Z in the past few weeks. the teacher defended herself a bit about how she does have a schedule because she didn't get that i meant 'control of the class' when i said "structure". anyways, we were all pleased Z is going in the right direction & will meet again in 2 weeks. afterwards the front desk lady told me the principal told her to let him know if a spot opened in another class for Z, so he is taking it into consideration.
then in the afternoon B & I went to watch the add video. do i think Z has add? yes. i also think i have it, B has it, many people in my family have it & some of Z's classmates have it...GEEZ! this doesn't really do the video justice, but it's a link to the different types of add.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
drunk stories - phase 1
about a week ago i stumbled across a few good blogs & added to the list over to the right. please check them out, if i think they are funny, trust me, it's worth the time you are wasting anyways to stop on by & get a laugh.
so "the queen" had one heck of a post about getting drunk & then i found "no ordinary rollercoaster" whom instigated the story telling had links to all the results. definitely good times (reading maybe not living).
anyways so all that storytelling got me thinking about my drinking days...but i couldn't just pick one story, there were so many phases. i hate to say that, makes me sound like a complete alki, but, well.....
first hs party - my cousin was a senior when i was a freshman, so he took me to my first party the first week of school. what i remember - jungle juice & seniors are a lot bigger than freshmen. i don't remember consuming any alcohol prior to this, i was 14...let the partying begin...
partying throughout hs - underage drinking (have no clue where the alcohol came from) requires tactics & secluded places. lots of parties out in the boonies & i remember dancing on haystacks, if i fell of any i blocked it out.
i do remember one time my friend was making out with her boyfriend forever & her younger sister & i were bored so i (not so keenly) decided i was going to drive her boyfriend's truck. a) my driving skills weren't all that good to start out with, b) the alcohol that i consumed would negate what little driving skills i had at the time, c) his truck was a stick, and most importantly d) it was back in the day when everyone had full covers on the back of their trucks so i had to crawl thru that little tiny window to get to the front of the cab (because exiting through the back door made too much sense).
i made it thru the window, i believe the truck was on so all i had to do was put in the clutch, put it in gear, give it some gas & let off the clutch. which was probably 3 more steps than i could handle because i just killed it, the truck lurched forward & died....oopsie.
the next day i had bruises all over my stomach & sides from crawling thru that window & i was sore for days.
so "the queen" had one heck of a post about getting drunk & then i found "no ordinary rollercoaster" whom instigated the story telling had links to all the results. definitely good times (reading maybe not living).
anyways so all that storytelling got me thinking about my drinking days...but i couldn't just pick one story, there were so many phases. i hate to say that, makes me sound like a complete alki, but, well.....
first hs party - my cousin was a senior when i was a freshman, so he took me to my first party the first week of school. what i remember - jungle juice & seniors are a lot bigger than freshmen. i don't remember consuming any alcohol prior to this, i was 14...let the partying begin...
partying throughout hs - underage drinking (have no clue where the alcohol came from) requires tactics & secluded places. lots of parties out in the boonies & i remember dancing on haystacks, if i fell of any i blocked it out.
i do remember one time my friend was making out with her boyfriend forever & her younger sister & i were bored so i (not so keenly) decided i was going to drive her boyfriend's truck. a) my driving skills weren't all that good to start out with, b) the alcohol that i consumed would negate what little driving skills i had at the time, c) his truck was a stick, and most importantly d) it was back in the day when everyone had full covers on the back of their trucks so i had to crawl thru that little tiny window to get to the front of the cab (because exiting through the back door made too much sense).
i made it thru the window, i believe the truck was on so all i had to do was put in the clutch, put it in gear, give it some gas & let off the clutch. which was probably 3 more steps than i could handle because i just killed it, the truck lurched forward & died....oopsie.
the next day i had bruises all over my stomach & sides from crawling thru that window & i was sore for days.
Z updates
last week when B was leaving for his trip was the 1st time Z cried about the separation. typically it's "bye, bring me a toy" but this time was different, full fledged crocodile tears for his Poppa & "i'm going to miss you". FINALLY, they have bonded.
yeah, i was a blubbering mess too, my period & aching neck certainly did not put me in a good place to start out with so Z's tears just pushed me over the edge.
in other news, the counseling session was ok. B & I go tomorrow to watch a video on adhd, to see if that could be a possibility. however, she said it sounds like he's just a born leader & prone to questioning authority - so we're hosed for life.
i knew i was screwed when he was 1 month old & he refused to take a bottle. i should have stared taking him to counseling right then & there!
yeah, i was a blubbering mess too, my period & aching neck certainly did not put me in a good place to start out with so Z's tears just pushed me over the edge.
in other news, the counseling session was ok. B & I go tomorrow to watch a video on adhd, to see if that could be a possibility. however, she said it sounds like he's just a born leader & prone to questioning authority - so we're hosed for life.
i knew i was screwed when he was 1 month old & he refused to take a bottle. i should have stared taking him to counseling right then & there!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
a totally awesome movie find!!!
take your ass to costco NOW!
the other day when we were down in the city, we stopped by costco to pick up salad & pizza for dinner at mom's & decided to peruse the movie section.
can you say trouble?
so my first find...are you ready??
uncle buck, YEAH BABY! i'm not a john candy fan, but i adore this movie & was so happy when i found it. the bad thing, it was packaged with a burt reynolds movie which made it REALLY difficult to pay for. i don't want to be associated with any part of a BR movie, but B told me after we paid it i could take off the packaging & give them the BR movie back, so that made me feel better. then i decided it was only $9 for both movies, i don't know that i could find UB alone for less than that & it wasn't a chance i was willing to take.
B found the Christmas classics Frosty the Snowman & Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer & we thought that would be just perfect for Christmas day.
then the holy grail of 80's movies....
are you on the edge of your seat?
well are you?
a box set including: Breakfast Club, Weird Science & 16 Candles.
i'll give you a minute to take all that awesomeness in...because really, i needed a few minutes to get my breathing back to normal too.
are you ok now?
so, um, yeah, we got that one too. like i wouldn't kick someone's ass right there in costco if it was the last one....
on the drive home B asked me if he could wrap it up as a christmas gift for me. i said sure, but i might open it before christmas.
oh, i don't even think i told you about him getting me a copy of nightmare before christmas on blue ray....get that? we don't have a blue ray player! he can be a really mean man when he wants to be.
the other day when we were down in the city, we stopped by costco to pick up salad & pizza for dinner at mom's & decided to peruse the movie section.
can you say trouble?
so my first find...are you ready??
uncle buck, YEAH BABY! i'm not a john candy fan, but i adore this movie & was so happy when i found it. the bad thing, it was packaged with a burt reynolds movie which made it REALLY difficult to pay for. i don't want to be associated with any part of a BR movie, but B told me after we paid it i could take off the packaging & give them the BR movie back, so that made me feel better. then i decided it was only $9 for both movies, i don't know that i could find UB alone for less than that & it wasn't a chance i was willing to take.
B found the Christmas classics Frosty the Snowman & Rudolf the Rednose Reindeer & we thought that would be just perfect for Christmas day.
then the holy grail of 80's movies....
are you on the edge of your seat?
well are you?
a box set including: Breakfast Club, Weird Science & 16 Candles.
i'll give you a minute to take all that awesomeness in...because really, i needed a few minutes to get my breathing back to normal too.
are you ok now?
so, um, yeah, we got that one too. like i wouldn't kick someone's ass right there in costco if it was the last one....
on the drive home B asked me if he could wrap it up as a christmas gift for me. i said sure, but i might open it before christmas.
oh, i don't even think i told you about him getting me a copy of nightmare before christmas on blue ray....get that? we don't have a blue ray player! he can be a really mean man when he wants to be.
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